In the United States believe that Russia is using Ukraine as a testing ground for hacker attacks

According to the Deputy head of the state Department, many attacks was no coincidence.

The attack of the virus NotPetya, which led to large losses all over the world, it is no coincidence that started in Ukraine, said the Deputy head of state Department John Sullivan.

The hybrid nature of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine emphasize cyber attacks carried out by the Russians. This was in the TV program of the US State Department Readout said Deputy Secretary of state John Sullivan.

The reform process in Ukraine is extremely complicated by external aggression and other threats from Russia, said us assistant Secretary of state.

“It’s not just a military operation, and cyberspace operations. We were just on the eve of my visit to Ukraine made a statement about the origin of cyber attacks, called NotPetya. The attack began in Ukraine, but has spread throughout the world, causing billions in losses. We believe that the Russians use Ukraine as a laboratory for this kind of malicious actions,” said Sullivan.

During his visit to Kiev in February, Sullivan urged the Verkhovna Rada to adopt the law on national security.